Your chats stay on your computer

The short version

• Zinbo shows the real websites of the apps you add (WhatsApp, Shopee and so on), just like a web browser.
• Your messages, logins and settings are stored on your own computer. They are never sent to us.
• You don’t need a Zinbo account to use the app.
• The app only contacts GitHub to check for updates.
• If you join the waitlist, we keep your email address to tell you about Zinbo, and nothing else.

The Zinbo app

When you add an app such as WhatsApp or Shopee, Zinbo opens that service’s own website inside its window. You sign in on that website directly. Your conversations travel between your computer and that service, the same way they do in a browser; they don’t pass through Zinbo’s servers.

Zinbo stores the following on your computer: the list of apps you’ve added and your settings for them, and each app’s website data (such as cookies that keep you logged in), kept separately for each app. Removing an app from Zinbo deletes its website data from your computer.

The app does not collect usage statistics or send us your messages, contacts or browsing data. Each service you add (for example WhatsApp or Shopee) handles your data under its own privacy policy.

Updates. A few times a day, Zinbo checks whether a newer version is available by downloading a small file from GitHub, where Zinbo’s installers are hosted. Like any download, GitHub sees your IP address and that a request was made; no account, chat or personal information is sent. Updates are only installed if they carry our digital signature.

If we add other features that contact a server (for example, checking a Pro licence), we will update this page before they are released and explain exactly what is sent.

This website

Waitlist. If you give us your email address, we use it to invite you to the beta and to send occasional news about Zinbo. We don’t sell it or share it with anyone for their own marketing. Every email includes a way to unsubscribe, and you can ask us to delete your address at any time.

Server logs. Like most websites, our web server records basic technical information about requests (such as IP address, browser type and the page requested) to keep the site running and secure. These logs are kept for a short period and then deleted.

Cookies. This website doesn’t use advertising or tracking cookies.

Your choices

You can ask us what personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, by emailing hello@zinbo.app. We aim to reply within 30 days.

Changes

If we change how we handle data, we’ll update this page and the date at the top. For significant changes, we’ll also let waitlist members know by email.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@zinbo.app.